Lloyd to run for WICB presidency next month

By Rajiv Bisnauth –

Former non-member director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Clive Lloyd has indicated an interest in running for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) presidency when the board holds its annual general meeting next month.
The incumbent, Julian Hunte, who has been in charge since 2007, will not be seeking re-election for a fourth consecutive term.

Lloyd, the most successful West Indies captain, told Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday via telephone from his New York home that his desire is to be part of West Indies cricket once again, providing that the people in the Caribbean believe he can make a contribution.
“I want to be part of West Indies cricket, this has been my life, it has given me my upward  mobility. My desire is to put back something into the cricket. I think the cricketers may feel that they have someone there who has been around, who has been in the players’ position where cricket is concerned and their interest will be well looked after and the people of the West Indies,”  Lloyd said.
The former chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Committee resigned from his role as non-member director of the WICB last February, citing concerns raised by some officials with regards to his role as head of the government-established Interim Management Committee (IMC) for cricket in Guyana.
However, Lloyd indicated that since the work of the IMC has been completed and the body will be disbanded in the near future, his desire still remains to run for the WICB top post.
Meanwhile, the directors of the WICB have the responsibility to elect a president and vice-president, and, in combination, identify and bring on to the board, as independent directors, four persons from the region.
Lloyd represented the West Indies on the field from 1966 to 1985, while he served as an administrator from 1990 to February 14, 2012 when he tendered his resignation.
In 1971, he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession (Viv Richards acted as captain for one of the 27 matches, against Australia at Port of Spain in 1983–84).
He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups. They won the 1975 final (Lloyd scoring a century) and the 1979 final. They were very strong favourites for the 1983 final but lost to India.
Lloyd was a tall, powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler. In his youth, he was also a strong cover point fielder. He wore his famous glasses as a result of being poked in the eye with a ruler. His Test match debut came in 1966. He scored more than 7500 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. He hit 77 sixes in his Test career, which is the sixth highest number of any player. He played for his home nation of Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket, and for Lancashire (he was made captain in 1981) in England. He is a cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs. Since retiring as a player, Lloyd has remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating. He was an ICC match referee from 2001 to 2006.